Mining Incidents

Kansas Falls Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Junction City, Geary County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401666

Kansas Falls Quarry has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
189
citations
38
significant & substantial
$116,816
proposed penalties
$87,526
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,290 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
64
inspections on record
1,328
inspection hours
14.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
189 citations across 1,328 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kansas Falls Quarry has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$117K
proposed penalties
$88K
current assessed
$88K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
184 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 7,727 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,850 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,971 1 0 143.5
2025 Q1 4,978 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,403 3 0 555.2
2024 Q3 5,557 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,494 1 0 182.0
2024 Q1 4,630 6 2 1295.9
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,417 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,883 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,097 2 1 328.0
2023 Q1 6,026 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,847 3 0 513.1
2022 Q3 5,534 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,203 4 1 644.8
2022 Q1 5,282 5 0 946.6
2021 Q4 5,363 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,769 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,653 5 0 884.5
2021 Q1 5,240 3 1 572.5
2020 Q4 6,062 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,075 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,024 3 2 498.0
2020 Q1 5,522 5 0 905.5
2019 Q4 7,702 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,118 2 0 326.9
2019 Q2 4,423 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,660 1 0 273.2
2018 Q4 4,104 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,147 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,846 2 1 412.7
2018 Q1 4,458 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,089 1 0 196.5
2017 Q3 5,825 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,005 2 2 399.6
2017 Q1 6,462 2 0 309.5
2016 Q4 6,771 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,485 3 1 462.6
2016 Q2 7,073 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,482 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,051 3 0 495.8
2015 Q3 7,791 8 3 1026.8
2015 Q2 7,554 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,716 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 11,613 6 0 516.7
2014 Q3 11,064 14 0 1265.4
2014 Q2 10,473 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,339 24 9 3786.1
2013 Q4 7,692 5 2 650.0
2013 Q3 13,238 3 0 226.6
2013 Q2 13,905 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 9,134 1 0 109.5
2012 Q4 7,930 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,220 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,847 4 2 509.7
2012 Q1 8,467 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,068 1 0 123.9
2011 Q3 10,955 4 1 365.1
2011 Q2 9,314 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,316 18 0 2460.4
2010 Q4 8,196 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,610 6 1 696.9
2010 Q2 7,252 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,573 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,762 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,466 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,625 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,037 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,933 10 1 1442.4
2008 Q3 7,384 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,932 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,586 6 3 790.9
2007 Q4 8,195 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,941 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,071 3 1 330.7
2006 Q4 10,579 1 0 94.5
2006 Q3 8,783 3 2 341.6

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2023 · 1 incident

July 31, 2023 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Was working on scaffolding, was climbing a ladder from the ground when the ladder tipped and they fell into the ladder on the way down. They tried to grab the X bar on the scaffolding and missed, they landed on the ladder hurting their back and neck.

2016 · 1 incident

March 23, 2016 KS · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was making hangers to hold electrical cords for the crusher. EE was punching holes thru the rubber and hit left thumb with the hammer, causing a contusion.

2015 · 1 incident

October 6, 2015 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Rubbed or abraded

Miner was attempting to start a pull start pressure washer, when he pulled on the rope and released the rope his left index finger got caught in the rope and pulled the skin back between the last and middle knuckle.

2014 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was hanging a power cord and while twisting his body felt a twinge in his back. Finished hanging cord and reported to supervisor. Supervisor offered to take him to medical facility and miner refused. Supervisor then sent miner home to rest his back the rest of the day. Next morning miner called and said he should seek medical attention. He was then taken for treatment.

2011 · 1 incident

June 21, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stepped on block when getting out of truck, fell and twisted right knee.

2007 · 1 incident

July 6, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bayer Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was on the catwalk of the Masaba plant changing out a screening plant. While he was carrying the screening plant his arm twisted in an awkward position due to the plant slipping from him, and he felt a popping occur in his shoulder.

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